Transcript Friday Sermon Slides February 19th, 2010 NOTE: Al Islam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of.

Friday Sermon Slides
February 19th, 2010
NOTE: Al Islam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon
SUMMARY
Hudhur (aba) gave a discourse on the Divine attribute of Al
Hasib (The Reckoner) in his Friday Sermon today.
Hudhur (aba) expounded the merit of initiating the greeting
of Assalamoalaikum and responding to it in a better way.
Hudhur (aba) then threw light on the message of goodwill that
the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) brought for
humanity, in compliance of his master the Holy Prophet (pbuh)
Hudhur (aba) explained the unfaltering compassion and goodwill
of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)
towards those who followed him as well as those who
persecuted him.
Citing 129 verse of Surah Taubah, Hudhur (aba) explained that
triumph of Divinely-guided people and their communities is not
hindered by betrayers and such like.
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Al Hasib
One who
responds with
exact measure
One who
reckons
Hasib connotes
One who is
eminent and
sufficient
One who
takes
account
Hudhur (aba) said all these qualities can be found in a Perfect
Being and that Being is God, therefore one of His attributes is
Al Hasib
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َ َ
َ
ُ
ْ
ُ
ْ‫ح َّي ٍة َف َح ُّيوا‬
ْ
ِ ِ ‫وِاذا ح ِييتم ِبت‬
َ‫ب َا ْح َس َن م ْن َه ۤا َا ْو ُِ ُّد ْو َهاِؕ ا َّن اللِه‬
ِ ‫ر‬
ِٰ
ِ
َ
ُ
َ
َ ‫ك‬
‫ح ِس ْي اًا‬
َِ ‫ان َعلى ك ِل ش ْى ٍء‬
Chapter 4 , Verse 87
And when you are greeted with a prayer, greet ye
with a better prayer or at least return it. Surely, Allah
takes account of all things.
The greeting of Assalamoalaikum.
Hudhur (aba) expounded the merit of
initiating the greeting of Assalamoalaikum
and responding to it in a better way.
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The greeting of Assalamoalaikum.
Hudhur (aba) said this basic Islamic commandment is
a guarantee of fostering good relationships within and
outside communities.
Muslims are enjoined to promote feelings of mutual
goodwill and are asked to respond to goodwill in an
enhanced and better manner.
Muslims will be held accountable if they do not fulfil
this societal obligation.
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Hudhur (aba) said only the religion of Islam has this excellent and
purposeful expression of greeting upon meeting each other, the
principle is to promote societal peace
Salaam signifies sending peace to the other and wishing them safeguard from
all kind of difficulties.
A heart-felt Salaam promotes feelings of love, affection and brotherhood.
It is enjoined to respond to Salaam in a better way, therefore one may say
Walaikumassalam warahmatullahe wabarakatahu, i.e. peace be on you too
and may God’s mercy and blessings be with you.
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The Holy Prophet
(peace and blessings
of Allah be on him)
strongly stressed
upon the need to
promote saying of
Assalamoalaikum
Once a young companion of the
Holy Prophet (pbuh) entered his
house with some presents, without
seeking permission or saying any
greeting
The Prophet told him to go back
outside, say Assalamoalaikum
and seek permission to enter.
Hudhur (aba) pointed out that the Holy Prophet ( pbuh)
was highly focussed on spiritual training and would not
dismiss this mistake as a minor slip up of a young
person
Salaam and peace
Hudhur (aba) said that the best way to seek permission to enter
someone’s house is to say Assalamoalaikum, so that the sequence
of prayer may start the meeting.
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Salaam and peace
‘Etiquette
of the
road’
• The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
on him) explained to his Companions that the
‘etiquette of the road’ is to greet anyone who passes
by.
• This is because a believer is guarantor of another
believer’s peace.
Hudhur (aba) remarked it is very unfortunate
that Muslims today have forgotten God’s
commandment and are killing each other.
Hudhur (aba) related that one
Companion of The Holy Prophet (pbuh)
would go to market place just to put in
practice the commandment of
promoting saying of salaam.
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The message of peace of the Promised Messiah ( on whom be peace)
If one accepts a hand extended
in goodwill one will be rewarded
for it, if one rejects it, one will be
held accountable.
In spite of his claim that he
was from God and had been
sent for their good, Muslims
got together with people of
other faiths and opposed him.
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Hudhur (aba) said the other perspective
of this is that the Promised Messiah (on
whom be peace) came in this age as a
guarantor of peace and security. He
gave his message of peace through his
writings and books with extreme
compassion.
However, to this message
of goodwill, contrary to the
commandment of returning
with a better greeting, a
large part of the Muslim
world rejected his message
and they were abusive.
The Promised Messiah ( on whom be peace)
and the message of peace
I have been sent to the
world for the
reformation of moral,
doctrinal and spiritual
weaknesses and errors. I
follow in the footsteps of
Jesus as, and, in this sense,
I am called the Promised
Messiah. I have been
commanded to spread
the truth in the world
through miraculous signs
and holy teachings.
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I have been appointed
that, so far as it may be possible for
me, I should remove all these errors
from the minds of the Muslims and
should call them to pure morals,
perseverance, meekness, justice and
righteousness. I proclaim to all the
Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and
Aryas, that I have no enemy in the
world. I love human beings with the
love that a compassionate mother
has for her children and even more
so. I am the enemy only of the false
doctrines which slay the truth.
The Promised Messiah
( on whom be peace)
and the message of
peace
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Human sympathy is my duty, and
discarding falsehood, idolatry, every type
of misconduct and wrongdoing, injustice,
and immorality, is my principle. What has
roused my sympathy is that I have
discovered a gold mine and have been
informed of a deposit of precious stones. In
this mine I have been fortunate enough to
find a shining and priceless diamond. Its
value is so great that if I were to divide its
price among the whole of mankind, each
of them would become wealthier than the
person who owns the largest amount of
gold and silver in the world. What is that
diamond? It is the True God, and to
acquire Him means to recognize Him, to
believe in Him truly, to establish the
relationship of true love with Him, and to
receive true blessings from Him.
Having found such great wealth, it
would be a great wrong that I should
deprive mankind of it and that they
should die of hunger while I live in
luxury. This I will not do. My heart
burns at the contemplation of their
poverty and hunger. My soul is in
travail at the perception of their
darkness and privation. I desire that
their houses should be filled with
heavenly wealth and that they should
acquire so many jewels of truth and
certainty that they should be filled to
their capacity.’
The Promised Messiah
( on whom be peace)
and the message of
peace
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ُ ٰ َ َ َ َ َّ
‫ِؕ ِان الله كان على ك ِل‬
‫َش ْى ٍء َحس ْي ًِاا‬
ِ
Chapter 4 , Verse 87
Surely, Allah takes
account of all things.
If the Muslims stop and think about their
current condition it would fill them with
dread; could it be that God has started
holding them to account in this very world.
Allah takes account
Just ponder, why despite being called ‘the best of people’,
Muslims are reduced to begging others and for this reason
forces opposing Islam are continuing to have their own way.
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Hudhur (aba) said Ahmadis are certain that Islam will
triumph through the true and ardent devotee of the Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)
• It is our responsibility to inform the rest of the Muslims to understand
the Promised Messiah’s (on whom be peace) message and in perfect
obedience join his Community.
• Muslims would then see how much power they will garner, how they
would re-establish their lost dignity and how fast the peaceable
message of Islam would spread.
• If only the Muslims understood this point
As for those of us who have had the good fortune to come in the bai’at of the
Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) and the Promised Messiah ( on whom be
peace), we need to make tremendous effort to take this message, for which
our master (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) had great compassion,
to others.
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ْ‫َل َـق ْد َج ٓا َء ُك ْم َر ُس ْو ِل م ْن َا ْن ُفس ُِكم‬
ِ
ِ
ََ ْ َ
ُّ
َ
َ
ْ
َ
ْ
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‫ع ِزيز علي ِه ما ع ِن ِتم ح ِريص‬
ُْْ ْ ُ ْ ََ
َ
ْ
ْ
ْ
َ
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َّ
ِ‫عليكم ِباْلؤ ِم ِن ِين رءوف ر ِحيم‬
Chapter 9 , Verse 128
Surely, a Messenger has come unto you from
among yourselves; grievous to him is that you
should fall into trouble; he is ardently desirous of
your welfare; and to the believers he is
compassionate, merciful.
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The unfaltering goodwill of the Holy Prophet (pbuh)
Hudhur (aba) explained the unfaltering compassion and goodwill of the Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) towards those who followed
him and those who persecuted him. Hudhur (aba) said the Promised Messiah’s
(on whom be peace) stance was in total compliance of his master.
God has put it on record in the verse (9;129) that He is the Lord of the
mighty Throne and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)
wished to establish the kingdom of God’s Throne
He was the most ardent devotee of Lord of all the worlds
He was sent to establish God’s
kingdom
With the establishment of God’s
kingdom was the fulfilment of the
kingdom of the Prophet (pbuh) on
hearts and minds of people.
The unfaltering goodwill of the Holy Prophet (pbuh)
In explaining verse 9:129 Hudhur said God forbid this does not signify that
the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) wanted to
establish his own kingdom
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The cruelty and
persecution meted
out by the pagan of
Mecca did not
affect the Prophet’s
(peace and
blessing of Allah be
on him)
compassion and
sympathy for them.
We may then be able to
establish that social order
the foundation of which
was laid by the Holy
Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be on
him).
The Holy Prophet
(peace and
blessings of Allah
be on him) was not
just compassionate
and merciful for
people of his time.
His momentous
prayers were for
Muslims of all eras
till the Day of
Judgment
In order to partake
of the blessings of
his prayers, we
should exhibit
models of mutual
kindness,
forgiveness,
pardon and
compassion.
The goodwill of the Holy Prophet (pbuh)
Hudhur (aba) said in accordance with the pledge
of ‘…follow me…’ (3:32) it is our obligation to try
and inculcate this thinking.
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َ ْ َّ َ َ ْ َ
ُ
َ‫ح ْسب َى الل ُه ۖ ِا ٰله‬
َ
ْ
ِ ‫ف ِان تولوا فقل‬
ِ
ِ
ْ َّ َ َ ْ َ َ َؕ ُ َّ
ُ
ُ
َ
َ
ُّ‫ب‬
َ
ِ ‫ت وهو ر‬
ِؕ ‫ِاَّل هو علي ِه تو ِكل‬
ْ َْْ
َ
ْ
‫العر ِش الع ِظي ِ ِم‬
Chapter 9 , Verse 129
But if they turn away, say, ‘Allah is sufficient for me.
There is no God but He. In Him do I put my trust,
and He is the Lord of the mighty Throne.
Allah is sufficient for divinely guided people.
Hudhur (aba) explained that triumph of Divinely-guided people and
their communities is not hindered by betrayers and such like. Their
success comes to pass with Divine will and none can stop it.
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Hudhur (aba) said today the followers of the Promised
Messiah ( on whom be peace) endeavour to take the
message to the ends of the earth.
Just like our master (peace and blessings of Allah be on him)
who said that God was sufficient for him, we too experience a
measure of this.
Our objective is to take teachings forward to meet the purpose for
which the Promised Messiah ( on whom be peace) was sent, to
establish peace and love, fulfilment of each other’s rights and to
create an air of security
Allah is sufficient for divinely guided people.
Hudhur said these should not be mere words. As we take the
message to others, our own condition should make it evident
that we are making an effort to be true believers.
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Hudhur (aba) prayed
May Allah
enable us to
utilise all
our
capacities
and
capabilities
for this
significant
objective
We should always keep ‘…Allah is
sufficient for me…’ and ’… In Him do
I put my trust…’ in view.
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May we
be
distanced
from
worldly
fears and
worldly
greed
May we
continue to
endeavour for
the objective
for which the
Promised
Messiah (on
whom be
peace) came